*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - October Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated October 11, 2024
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From here to the great unknown : a memoir
Presley, Lisa Marie
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley...
Be ready when the luck happens : a memoir
Garten, Ina
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten--aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon--shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table....
Heart on My Sleeve : Stories from a Life Well Worn
Beker, Jeanne.
Paper Book
Fashion and style icon Jeanne Beker delivers an uplifting and inspiring memoir that walks us through a wardrobe of memory, one article of clothing at a time. Jeanne Beker's name is synonymous with style and grace in fashion. Recognized by many as the beloved host of Fashion...
A Most Extraordinary Ride : Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream
Garneau, Marc.
Paper Book
A captivating and inspiring memoir by Canada's first man in space. On October 5th, 1984, Marc Garneau made history. Blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle and reaching a speed of 28,000 km/hour, he became the first Canadian to fly to outer space....
Roman year : a memoir
Aciman, André
Paper Book
The author of Call Me by Your Name returns with a deeply romantic memoir of his time in Rome while on the cusp of adulthood. In Roman Year, André Aciman captures the period of his adolescence that began when he and his family first set foot in Rome, after being...
Sonny boy : a memoir
Pacino, Al
Paper Book
"The book is a beautiful trip." (New York Times Magazine) * "Soulful . . .  Feels like hanging out within a history of American movies over the last 50 years." (Los Angeles Times) * "Startlingly cinematic ... A fine memoir." (The Guardian)...
What I Ate in One Year : And Related Thoughts
Tucci, Stanley
Paper Book
From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author, a deliciously unique memoir chronicling a year's worth of meals. "Sharing food is one of the purest human acts." Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci's...
The elements of Marie Curie : how the glow of radium lit a path for women in science
Sobel, Dava
Paper Book
The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo's Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science, and the untold story of the many young women trained in her laboratory who...
The forbidden garden : the botanists of besieged Leningrad and their impossible choice
Parkin, Simon
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of The Island of Extraordinary Captives, the riveting, untold true story of the botanists at the world's first seed bank who faced an impossible choice during the Siege of Leningrad: eat the collection to prevent starvation, or protect their life's work to...
Never Boring
Willes, Ed.
Paper Book
Veteran hockey writer Ed Willes takes an irreverent look back at the sometimes thrilling, often infuriating and always fascinating history of the Vancouver Canucks. Cheering for the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks over the last half century has required patience, commitment and...
Reconciling History : A Story of Canada
Wilson-Raybould, Jody.
Paper Book
One of the Toronto Star's 25 books to read this season From the #1 national bestselling author of 'Indian' in the Cabinet and True Reconciliation, a truly unique history of our land--powerful, devastating, remarkable--as told through the voices of both Indigenous...
The message
Coates, Ta-Nehisi
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The renowned author of Between the World and Me journeys to three resonant sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell--and the ones we don't--shape our realities. "Ta-Nehisi Coates...
Revenge of the Tipping Point : Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Gladwell, Malcolm
Paper Book
Most Anticipated in: AARP | Associated Press | Time Magazine | Oprah Daily | Chicago Tribune | Literary Hub | Publishers Weekly | Publishers Lunch Twenty-five years after the publication of his...
War
Woodward, Bob
Paper Book
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars--Ukraine, the Middle East and the struggle for the American Presidency. War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential...
2024 CBC Massey Lectures
Williams, Ian.
Paper Book
Enough small talk. Let's get right to it: Why can't we talk to each other anymore? What makes good communication? And how do we restore the lost art of conversation? In contemporary society, much of our communication exists in a new dimension, the online space, and it's changing how we...
What She Said : Conversations About Equality
Renzetti, Elizabeth.
Paper Book
The fight for women's rights was supposed to have been settled. Or, to put it another way, women were supposed to have settled - for what we were grudgingly given, for the crumbs from the table that we had set. For thirty per cent of the seats in Canada's Parliament; for five per cent of the CEO's...
Framed : astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions
Grisham, John
Paper Book
In John Grisham's first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, "the master of the legal thriller" (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey, "the godfather of the innocence movement" (Texas Monthly), to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. ...
Dorothy Grant : An Endless Thread
Grant, Dorothy.
Paper Book
"An Endless Thread serves as a long-overdue celebration of Grant, who has long advocated for the intersection of cultural pride, style, and a maintaining of tradition."--Vogue Part look-book, part memoir, and part history, this...
Lifeform
Slate, Jenny
Paper Book
From actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell, and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds, Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the journey into motherhood as you've never seen it before.  
Linguaphile : a life of language love
Sedivy, Julie
Paper Book
A celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world. If there is one feature that defines the human condition, it is language: written, spoken, signed, understood, and misunderstood, in all its infinite glory. In this...
This Is Our Life
The Tragically Hip.
Paper Book
This Is Our Life is the story of The Tragically Hip - the definitive account of their incredible journey, as told in their own words. Drawn from hundreds of hours of interviews, Rob Baker, Gord Downie, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and the fellow musicians, producers and crew that helped...
Paper Boat : New and Selected Poems : 1961-2023
Atwood, Margaret.
Paper Book
One of the Toronto Star's 25 books to read this season * One of Indigo's Most Anticipated Books An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our age. Tracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood--a writer who has...
The Position of Spoons : And Other Intimacies
Levy, Deborah.
Paper Book
From twice Booker-shortlisted author Deborah Levy, a feast of observations about everything from the particular beauty of lemons on a table, to the muses that have shaped her life, to the streets of Paris. In The Position of Spoons, Deborah Levy invites us into the...
Bark! : The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog
Todd, Zazie/ Warren, Cat (FRW)
Paper Book
The must-have guide to addressing anxious, fearful, or reactive behaviors in your dog through positive reinforcement, from certified dog trainer and animal behaviorist Zazie Todd. Is your dog showing signs of fear, anxiety, or reactivity, such as biting, food guarding,...
Climate Hope : Field Notes on Real Climate Action
Geselbracht, David.
Paper Book
Through extensive research and reporting, this boundary-crossing and highly readable survey of efforts to tackle climate change aims to replace our paralyzing fears with a restored sense of hope and determination. Climate change is a problem so enormous and complex--with threats so...
Pillars of Creation : How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos
Panek, Richard
Paper Book
The James Webb Space Telescope is transforming the universe right before our eyes--and here, for the first time, is the inside account of how the mission originated, how it performs its miracles of science, and what its revolutionary images are revealing. Pillars...
OAKLORE: ADVENTURES IN A WORLD OF EXTRAORDINARY TREES
Acton, Jules
Paper Book
"A joyful and imaginative exploration of these totemic trees."--Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read a Tree The perfect gift for nature lovers and bookworms alike, Oaklore unveils how the mighty oak tree has shaped and influenced English literature,...
Raising hare
Dalton, Chloe
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A beautiful book' - ANGELINA JOLIE 'A glorious book - for its warmth, its precision, its joy' - KATHERINE RUNDELL 'I will be recommending this to everyone' - MATT HAIG __
The joy of connections : 100 ways to beat loneliness and live a happier and more meaningful life
Westheimer, Ruth K.
Paper Book
"Dr. Ruth's strategies are essential for building the kinds of bonds that will reduce loneliness and transform lives." -Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of The Happiness Project An urgent guide to combating loneliness, with 100 ways to increase...
Meditations for Mortals : Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Finally Make Time for What Counts
Burkeman, Oliver.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Rehab for burned-out high achievers."  --The Guardian How would life open up if we stopped treating it as a problem to be solved? Addressing the fundamental questions about how to live, Meditations for...
The Schubert Treatment : A Story of Music and Healing
Oppert, Claire/ Grubisic, Katia (TRN)
Paper Book
For readers of Oliver Sacks and Being Mortal by Atul Gawande comes "a luminous ode to the 'mysterious ways music... moves' patients with such conditions as dementia and autism... Assured and lyrical, this impresses."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review A...
I Love You: Recipes from the Heart
Anderson, Pamela.
Paper Book
Join actress, activist, and New York Times bestselling author Pamela Anderson on a deeply personal culinary journey that harmonizes style, compassion, and the pleasures of plant-based cooking--"a gift to all families" (Booklist)   In a...

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